Washington Revels HARVEST DANCE

WASHINGTON REVELS

September 25, 2010 * HARVEST DANCE & DINNER at GLEN ECHO PARK

Kick Up Your Heels at Our 5th Annual Dance! Celebrate the bounty of the season and the joys of community. Anticipating this year’s English country Christmas Revels set in Thomas Hardy’s beloved Wessex, our event begins with a rustic buffet dinner from Red Hot & Blue with vegetarian options, too. Then join in 19th- and 20th-century English village dances with nationally renowned caller Brad Foster* and The Serpentine Band.**

No partner or prior experience is necessary – learning new dances is part of the fun. You’re welcome to invite friends or bring the entire family – kids can join the dancing, with special activities for the younger set.

Date/Time: Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 6:30 – 10:30pm

Location: Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,Glen Echo, MD 20812 [directions]

Tickets: Advance ticket purchase required (Adults $40, Youth (18 and under) $15) [order tickets online (no service fees)]

*Brad Foster from Amherst, MA, has been dancing and teaching English country, contras and squares, and morris and sword for over 40 years. He is well known for sharing the joy found in dance, and has taught throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, including at Berea, Pinewoods, Mendocino, John C. Campbell Folk School and Augusta. He is Executive and Artistic Director of the Country Dance and Song Society, a post he has held for over 25 years. He is also a founder of the Bay Area Country Dance Society as well as co-founder of their Mendocino English and American dance weeks.

**The Serpentine Band features award-winning musicians – and local favorites – Andrea Hoag (fiddle), Leigh Pilzer (soprano sax, bass clarinet, cello) and Charlie Pilzer (bass, piano).

Washington Revels website

SYMPHONY LOUNGE 9/25/10 at 8pm - Capital City Symphony + Chaise Lounge

The Capital City Symphony presents
a special encore presentation of
SYMPHONY LOUNGE
a special collaboration with
Charlie Barnett and Chaise Lounge

It's jazz! It's classical! It's SYMPHONY LOUNGE

This unique joint venture of the Capital City Symphony and Charlie Barnett's Chaise Lounge was a huge hit in March, with a sold-out house.

If you missed that performance, or just want to experience it again, join us on Saturday, September 25 at 8:00pm
at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC.

Charlie Barnett's ultra-cool jazz band,Chaise Lounge, will be performing with the full Capital City Symphony under the baton of Maestra Victoria Gau. The concert will also include Charlie Barnett's Orchestral Suite The Tarot.

Followed by a CD release party for Chaise Lounge: Symphony Lounge, recorded at the March concert. Free noshes, cash bar, CDs for sale, shmoozing!

Tickets $20-$30

For more information, and to buy tickets, visit CapitalCitySymphony.org
or call 202-399-7993.

Award-winning music program at SSIMS

The Silver Spring International Middle School instrumental and choral music groups participated in the Music in the Parks competition held at Hershey Park on May 28, 2010. Music In The Parks is a national organization that provides amusement park music competitions and student music festivals for student bands, student orchestras, student choirs and other student music groups.

* Treble Choir received a 1st place trophy

* Jazz Ensemble received a 1st place trophy and "Best Overall"

* String Orchestra received a 3rd place trophy with a rating of Excellent

* Combined Concert Band (Intermediate & Advanced Band) received a 3rd place trophy with a rating of Excellent

* Sixth-grader Rowyn Peel was awarded "Outstanding Vocalist 2010" for her Treble Choir solo

Congratulations to all of the SSIMS musicians for their participation and their terrific showing! And congratulations and thank yous to Dr. Dillon (chorus) and Mr. Dawson (instrumental) for all their hard work and dedication to our young musicians.

Washington Revels Auditions

Adult Chorus Auditions for three productions
in the 2010-2011 season:

* The Christmas Revels
* ‘Songs of the Sea and Shore’
* New Civil War-era (including African-American) programs

Fri., May 28, 5:00-9:00pm
Sat., May 29, 9:30am-12:00pm

While Revels uses a number of professional performers in its productions, its volunteer choruses – adults, teens and children – are at its core. Although a number of adult singers from previous productions return to audition for new shows, we value the presence of new faces in our choruses every year.

Washington Revels also look for a variety of ages, ancestries, sizes and personalities to create a realistic “village” on stage. People of diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged to audition.

For more information and to schedule an audition time,
please view the audition information page:
http://revelsdc.org/auditions.html

CCS Season Finale Concert on May 16

CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY
2009-2010 Season Finale

Concerto, Encore! Johansen Young Artist

Sunday May 16 at 5:00pm

Walton, Viola Concerto ~ with Matthew Lipman,
Johansen International String Competition Winner

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4

Tickets $16-$25. Kids 16 and under FREE! (ticket required)

http://capitalcitysymphony.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=216559

At the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street, NE, Washington, DC

Followed by a meet-the-artist reception at SOVA Espresso & Wine Bar, 1359 H Street NE
Heavy hors d'oeuvres, cash bar - suggested donation $5

About the Artist:

Matthew Lipman is a gifted young violist who won first-prize viola and $10,000 at the 2009 Johansen International String Competition at the age of 17.

Now 18, Mr. Lipman is a scholarship recipient and member of the Music Institute of Chicago's Academy program for gifted pre-college musicians where he studies privately with MIC artist faculty member Roland Vamos. He started his music studies on the viola at age ten in a public school string program. He is a current recipient of a Career Grant from the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation and a 2007 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award.

REVELS FESTIVAL DAY at Rachel Carson Meadow

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Picnic and perform with Washington Revels in the midst of this celebration of the benefits of a neighborhood park.

We gather, rehearse, and perform a “mini-Revels” all in one day – no auditions or experience necessary! Come by yourself, with a friend, or bring the whole family – all ages welcome.

Register by MAY 10 to select your performance or production activity.

Everyone 13 and older can choose to sing in the chorus, dance English country-style, act in the Mummer’s play, play in the band, craft props and decorations, help with setup/sign-in/organization, serve as photographers/videographers, or lend a hand with schlepping/assembling large props, etc.

Children ages 6-12 may either learn and perform their own set, or work on props and decorations. A parent must accompany children ages 6-7 during activities, and parents are responsible for supervising children ages 5 and under.

We hope to be able to accommodate all who register, but space is limited, particularly for those who want to dance.

At 1:00pm, all learn 2-3 songs that everyone may sing. We then separate into activity groups to prepare. After a snack break, we review everything and put it all together. At 4:00pm, we have the Grand Procession and perform our mini-Revels.

Can’t come for the full afternoon? Then join the audience at 4:00pm, when we share our performance with local residents at the Rachel Carson Meadow Festival.

Cost: Free! Register by May 10: Register using our online form

Time: 1:00-5:00pm (informal picnic at noon; public performance at 4:00pm)

Event Web Site: Rachel Carson Meadow Festival

Location: North Four Corners Park, 211 Southwood Avenue, Silver Spring, MD view map>

Swing into Spring! Atlas Arts Partners Gala & Silent Auction

A Swing Dance Party to Benefit the Atlas Arts Partners*
with Doug Bowles and his SingCo Rhythm Orchestra

Saturday, May 1, 2010
7:00 - 11:00pm
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street, NE, Washington, DC

~ Buffet Dinner & Desserts
~ Swing Dancing with Live Band - PLUS a free dance lesson
~ Cash Bar (first drink on the house!)
~ Silent Auction

Tickets $85 / two for $150
Available online or at 202-399-7993.

*Benefiting Capital City Symphony, Joy of Motion Dance Studio, Washington Savoyards, and the In Series. Learn more about all the Atlas Arts Partners, and this event, at http://www.atlasarts.org/perform_special.php.